Born in 1947: The Big 80th Birthday Trivia Book

About this book

Born in 1947? You were there at the very start of the baby boom!

The year you arrived, Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line, Chuck Yeager flew faster than sound, the Marshall Plan set out to rebuild Europe, "Miracle on 34th Street" opened in theaters and the World Series was shown on television for the very first time. This fun, fact-checked trivia book takes the birthday star back to where it all began, then through the '50s and '60s they grew up in.

Inside you'll find:

• 195 trivia questions in 16 rounds, multiple choice and true-or-false, with a full answer key and a scorecard for party play
• The No. 1 song and album for every week of 1947, so you can find what topped the charts the week you were born
• Your life, year by year: the top song and movie for every birthday from 1 to 24 (1948–1971), plus the No. 1 TV show from the first Nielsen season on
• 1947 month by month: the headlines, the big stories, the Oscars, the first TV shows, the champions and the gadgets
• Then vs. now: what a stamp, a gallon of gas and an hour's pay cost then compared with today
• Famous faces born in 1947, four word-search puzzles, memory pages, and a birthday-wishes section for friends and family to sign

Every fact was checked against published sources. It makes a thoughtful 80th birthday gift for him or her, and a ready-made game for the party table.